Strike plate



Feb. 27, 1934. s. MENTON STRIKE PLATE Filed March 4, 1932 Patented Feb. 2.7, i934 etree sTATEs PATENT OFFICE STRIKE PLATE Application March 4, 1932. Serial No. 596,729

8 Claims.

This invention relates to door constructions and more particularly to door constructions of the type used in vehicle bodies, and has for its principal object the provision of means for eliminating squeaks caused by relative movement between the lock bolt and door catch and the result y of strains to which the body is subjected during travel of the vehicle.

Referring to the drawing, wherein is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention- Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing only so much of a body of a vehicle as to illustrate the application of the present invention thereto, and Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the door catch. Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the reference character 10 indicates a pillar in the framework of a vehicle body adjacent a door opening therein, which pillar forms a jamb for a door 11. Paneling 12 is secured to the framework or" the body on the outer side thereof in any desired manner. Secured to the pillar 10, within the door opening in the body by means of screws 13, is a door catch 14 which is provided with an end stop face 15 and a second stop face formed as a shoulder 16 provided intermediate the ends of the door catch to prevent opening of the door l1 in case the same has not been closed sufficiently to cause the lock bolt of the door lock to engage the end stop face 15 of the door catch.

The door 1l has a pillar 17 which, when the door is closed, is positioned adjacent the body pillar 10. Paneling 18 is secured to the outer side of the door frame and is formed with a flange 19 which is adapted to engage rubber bumpers 20 secured to the pillar 10. The paneling 18 is extended around the edge of the door 11 as at 21, and is secured to the pillar 17 in any desired manner.

Secured to the door 11 by means of screws 22 is a lock 23 having a lock bolt 24 which is normally maintained in extended position as shown in Fig. 1, but is adapted to be retracted within the lock 23 by means of either an inside operating handle 25 or an outside operating handlek 26. When the door is in closed position, as shown in Fig. 1, the lock bolt 24 engages behind the end stop face 15 of the door catch and the rubber bumpers 20 are compressed slightly and exert a pressure against the iange 19 of the door, thereby urging the door outwardly and maintaining the bolt 24 in close contact with the end face 15 of the door catch, thus preventing rattling of the door during travel of the vehicle.

Means is also provided for preventing squeaks in the door structure during travel of the vehicle. This end is accomplished by providing the door catch 14 with a drilled hole 27 adjacent to and intersecting the stop face l5 of the lock bolt, the axis of the hole being parallel to the side edges of the face 15, and inserting within the hole 27 an oil soaked felt wick 28. The felt wick is normally slightly larger than the hole 27, so that when placed within the hole 27 a portion of the wick. projects slightly beyond the face 15, as shown particularly in Fig. 2. The Wick 28 may be soaked with oil either before or after it is placed in the hole 27.

When the door 11 is closed, the lock bolt 24 is maintained in intimatecontact with the end face 15 of door catch 14 by means of the rubber bumpers 20, and the bolt will compress the felt wick 28 slightly and force the projecting portion thereof within the hole 27 and in so doing will cause a small amount of oil to be squeezed out of the Wick and form a lm on the face 15 of the door catch. This film of oil being interposed between the lock bolt and door catch entirely eliminates the possibility of the development of squeaks such as are prevalent in conventional automobile door structures, and which are caused by the rubbing of the lock bolt against the door catch during travel of the vehicle, and particularly during travel along an uneven road.

From the foregoing it Will be seen that a door construction has been provided in which door squeaks and rattles caused by the relative movement between the door and body frame during travel of the vehicle are entirely eliminated, and one which is simple and economical of manufacture.

While there has been described what is deemed to be a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that variations and modications of structural details may be resorted to without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention as herein claimed.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

l. In a door construction, a door catch having a lock bolt engaging face, a channel formed in said face, and an oil soaked Wick disposed in said channel for supplying oil to the lock bolt engaging face of the door catch.

2. A door catch having a stop face for cooperation with a lock bolt, a channel formed in said face and carrying means for supplying lubricant thereto.

3. A door catch having a stop face for cooperation with a lock bolt, an undercut channel ilo 'iro

formed in said face and an oil soaked Wick disposed in said channel and having a portion thereof normally projecting above the surface of the stop face.

4. A door catch having a stop face for cooperation Witha lock bolt, a channel of arcuate crosssection formed in said face, the arc thereof being greater than a semi-circle, and an oil soaked wick of normally greater volume than the capacity of the channel disposed in the channel and having a portion thereof projecting above the surface of the stop face.

5. A door catch having a portion formed to provide a lock bolt engaging face and a recess opening through said face by a slot of restricted Width and a lubricant wick arranged in said recess With a part normally extending into said slot.

6. A door catch having a portion formed to provide a lock bolt engaging face and having a circular opening in said portion and arranged so close thereto as to open through the same as a slot of a width less than the diameter of said opening.

7. A door catch comprising a plate-like body having a relatively Wide face at one end and a second stop face in one side thereof, said body having openings extending transversely therethrough for attaching screws and having another opening in said end, a part of said opening fortning a slot of less Width arranged in said relatively Wide face.

8. In a' door construction, a door catch having a lock bolt engaging face, there being a recess formed in said catch and opening through said `face and a lubricant loaded element held in said recess and opening through said face so as to be engaged by the lock bolt when the same engages said face.

STANLEY MENTON. 

